Chicago, the birthplace of the popcorn machine thanks to C. Cretors & Co., no longer will be home to the historic manufacturer — it's leaving for west suburban Wood Dale.

Popcorn played a big part in Henry Cretors’ destiny: His great-grandfather, Charles, held the first U.S. patent on the popcorn machine; and he met his wife, Phyllis, whose family was also in … ...

January 26, 2010 (CHICAGO) The story of the C. Cretors company on North California isn't just the tale of a successful invention, the corn popping machine, it's also the story of five generations ...

“They have popcorn-making in their blood,” she said of the Waukegan company. A vintage C. Cretors popcorn cart is on display at the Cornfields Inc. facility in Waukegan in 2014.

G.H. Cretors, Chicago-based brand of all-natural, GMO-free popcorn made it to the big screen of Red 2 without spending any marketing dollars.

We uncovered the history of popcorn and the city’s role in it in our new series “Second City Firsts”. cretors.com Daytime Chicago airs weekdays on WGN-TV from 10 a.m. – 11 a.m.

G.H. Cretors popcorn roots date back to the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago, where the very first commercial popcorn maker was unveiled by Charles Cretors. It's this rich, local history that makes ...